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person and persons and for such Estate and Estates and with
such priviledges and immunities and under such Conditions as
his said Ldshp hath directed or shall from time to time hereafter
direct by any Warrant or Warrants under his said Lordships
hand and seal a.t Arms so as the said Warrant or Warrants be
duly entred and Registered and the said Lands duly Surveyed
and the Surveys thereof returned and all and every the neces-
sary Rules Orders and Circumstances heretofore by his said
Lordship given or appointed in Relation to the surveying of
such Lands and to the entring Registring and attesting of the
surveys thereof and all necessary Circumstances touching
such Grants Surveys and Warrants heretofore by his said
Lordship Given or appointed to be first duly observed and
performed willing and by these Pres^ts Requiring the said
deputies from time to time to advise as there shall be Occa-
sion with his said Lordships Council of the said Province for

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the time being upon and in Relation to all urgent Occasions
touching Concerning or relating to the Government of the said
Province and of the people there Provided always that the
said deputies or any of them shall not have power hereby
nor shall these presents or any thing therein Contained be
Construed deemed adjudged or taken to Give any Power or
Authority to the said Deputies or Commissioners or any of
them to call or summon any Assembly of the Freemen or of
the deputies or delegates of the Freemen of the said Province
for the Giving of their advice Assent or approbation in any
Laws to be made or published by his said Lordship within the
said Province Provided also that each of the said deputies
before he shall take upon him the exercise or execution of any
of the Powers and Authorities hereby Given or Granted shall
respectively take the Oath heretofore appointed by the said
Lieutenant to be taken by the said Philip Calvert Ierome White
and Baker Brooke formerly appointed Deputies of the said
Lieutenant both by Sea and Land of the said Province of
Maryland by Commission from and under the hand and Seal
of the said Lieutenant before his departure from the said
Province the same to be Administred unto the said Chancellor
by the said William Calvert Ierom White and Baker Brooke
who are hereby authorized to give and Administer the same
and the said Oath to be administred to the said William Cal-
vert Ierom White and Baker Brooke respectively which the
said Chancellor is hereby Authorized to Administer accordingly
and the said Lieutenant doth hereby revoke Annul and make
Void one certain Commission by him heretofore formerly Given
unto the said Chancellor Ierom White and Baker Brooke Con-
stituting appointing or ordaining them his deputies of the said
Province and all and every former and other Commission or

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